Two months ago I finished re-drafting Maternal Instinct – the working title of my first novel – and started to research publishers and agents in Australia. Last week I signed an agreement with FinePrint Literary Management – a literary agent in New York – to represent my novel to publishers worldwide. It’s not been a particularly conventional journey. Here’s how […]
on writing
Interview with Susan McCreery, author of Loopholes
Susan McCreery is a poet and writer of micro fiction from Thirroul, NSW. Her new book, Loopholes, is like a wonderful degustation menu of fiction. Each snippet only takes a minute to read but leaves you hungry for the next course. I’m thrilled to welcome Susan to the blog today, in conversation with Nicole Schalchlin. Make sure you to […]
Interview with Virginia Franken, author of Life After Coffee
I’m thrilled to have Virginia Franken with me today to answer a few of my burning questions about her hilarious debut novel, Life After Coffee. Life After Coffee follows the parenting fails of Amy O’Hara who has been thrown in the deep end of parenting after she loses her high-powered coffee-buying job. When Amy’s husband (until […]
The thoroughly depressing job of editing your very first first draft
No, that’s not a typo in the heading. I’ve finished my first draft of my first novel, so technically it’s my first first draft. I’d overcommitted myself (again) earlier this year and spent some time re-prioritising projects and responsibilities. In the wash-up, my novel got shelved – it came under the category of ‘it would […]
Kim Lock – Aussie Author Interview
Kim Lock is an Australian fiction author, mother, breastfeeding counsellor and active feminist. Her second novel, Like I Can Love, will be released by Pan Macmillan Australia on 23 March 2016. I’m thrilled to have Kim Lock with us on the blog today to tell us about her new novel of family secrets and suicide […]
Violins & Venice: interview with Alyssa Palombo
Alyssa Palombo’s stunning debut novel, The Violinist of Venice, is released today in book stores around Australia. I’m lucky enough to have read an advance copy and absolutely loved it – I highly recommend it if you love historical fiction and/or music in general. You can read my full review here. The Violinist of Venice is […]